[Radix] Re: Radix Digest, Vol 70, Issue 1

[oscar guevara]

Dear Disater Collegues and Friends



My name is Oscar Guevara. I am a Colombian researcher based in the UK who is
actually doing some research regarding the Economic Market Distortions on
reconstruction processes due to natural disasters. This research is an
innovative effort on the comprehension of economic instruments for Disaster
Risk Management and its application as financing instruments for
reconstruction and recovery.



Catastrophes can lead to severe affectation on markets. However, the
consequences of major variations on prices are highly complex. In general,
the evidence I am looking for is how the market behaves under exceptional
conditions of supply and demand, and how this transactions affects
financially the reconstruction processes. It profiles the changes in
construction supplies due to shock events (such as crisis, emergencies,
disasters and catastrophes), and support future opportunities for the
inclusion of economic instruments to support policies and programmes for
effective reconstruction processes.



In order to achieve the proposed objectives, I need information
regarding variations
of selected construction supplies as evidence of the economic impacts of
disasters, typically concentrated on the most demanded and or less supplied
items and services used on reconstruction ( such as bricks, wood, water,
cement, wood, sand, petrol and other types of combustibles /energy sources,
labor force).



I really appreciate your attention to this petition. If you have experience
or know about sources of information. Comments and suggestions are highly
appreciated.



Best Regards



Oscar Guevara BSc MSc PgDip

oscaraato at gmail.com

skype: oscargap

m: +44 07846574513
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